Japan's Savings in Healthcare Costs through the use of Nuclear Power Tops US$1 Trillion !!!!!

“…TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s government on Friday nearly doubled its projections for costs related to the Fukushima nuclear disaster to 21.5 trillion yen ($188 billion), increasing pressure on Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) to step up reform and improve its performance…”

[US$191 billion Jan 2018]

09 Dec 2016. Japan nearly doubles Fukushima disaster cost to US$188 billion

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There is no doubt Japan relied heavily of coal for its energy needs in the early decades of the 20^th century. Whether for electricity generation, heat or gas, coal would certainly have had significant healthcare costs associated with pollution:  “…Extraction in Japan during 1912 was 20,000,000 tonnes, in 1932 in 30,000,000 tonnes and grew in 1941 to 55,500,000 tonnes…”

Japanese fuels production (1916 to 1945). Coal deposits.

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Electricity production in Japan by source.

Nuclear power generated 1980 – 2012 = 32 years x 220 = 7,040 TWh

Nuclear power generation commenced in 1966 and reached 80 TWh by 1980.

Nuclear power generated 1966 – 1980 = 14 years x (80 ÷ 2) = 560 TWh

Nuclear power generated to 2012 = 7,040 + 560 = 7,600 TWh

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Healthcare Savings 

“…For coal…… associated economic values of health impacts are [2012] $0.19–$0.45/kWh…”. Average = $0.32/kWh

Economic value of U.S. fossil fuel electricity health impacts

Add 7.44% for 2018 value:   Average = $0.34/kWh = [2018]US$340 million/TWh

7,600 TWh x $340,000,000/TWh = $2,584 billion.

This represents the USA saving at a 2014 Healthcare Expenditure of $9,403 per capita.

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But Japan’s 2014 Healthcare Expenditure is only 39.4% of the USA figure [$3,703].

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Health expenditure per capita (current [2014] US$)

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Assuming the relationship stays constant for 2018:

$2,584 billion x 0.394 = [2018] US$1,018 billion.  

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Cost of Fukushima Accidents:

[2018] US$191 billion

Japan’s Nuclear Power Healthcare Savings:

[2018] US$1,018 billion

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FINAL SCORE

ACCIDENTS 1     :     SAVINGS 5.3

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